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Stay Safe During Garage Door Safety Month

June is Garage Door Safety Month. Since Overhead Door is the inventor of the upward-lifting garage door, we wanted to share some tips on maintaining the security and safety of your garage door.

Did you know that more than 70 percent of homeowners enter and exit through the garage? The garage is the most-often used entry point of the home, opening and closing an average of four times a day. That’s a lot foot traffic. It’s important to keep track of your garage door activity and ensure your garage door is well-maintained and functions safely.

Maintaining Garage Door Security

Managing the activity of your garage door is easy with OHD Anywhere™​. With this application, you can control and monitor your garage door from anywhere. You can check if your garage door is open, closed or if there is any change to the door position. Know instantly when someone is operating your garage door, or open the door for anyone. Consider how great it would be for delivery, repair person or friends. All without having to provide the access password to your garage.

OHD Anywhere™ uses a sensor attached to the garage door. This is an important security advantage. Other systems monitor the opener, instead of the garage door position. The system alerts you whether the door changes to the fully open or closed position. Even if the door is operated manually by disengaging the door from the opener, you are notified.

OHD Anywhere™ delivers convenience, control, peace-of-mind and safety all in the palm of your hand. Another great tip: while on vacation, unplug the garage door opener unit. Or, use the vacation lock security switch on the wall console. This feature renders remotes unusable and is an optional accessory to most openers.

Garage Door Safety Tips:

Keeping your garage door in working order is also important to safety. First, test the reversing mechanism by placing a 2-inch by 4-inch board in the door’s path. If the door does not reverse after contacting the object, call us or schedule a repair online.

All garage door owners should make sure that their little ones are kept safe when playing in or around garages. Make sure the garage door opener control button is out of the reach of children. Also, do not let them play with garage door remote controls.

Visually inspect the garage door for wear and tear. Pay particular attention to springs, cables, rollers and pulleys. Do not attempt to remove, adjust or repair these parts or anything attached to them. These parts are under high tension and should be fixed only by a trained garage door professional.

If you find there is an issue with your garage door or opener, make sure you contact us for service. Our garage door repair professionals are fully trained on how to properly (and safely) fix your garage doors.

I called after 6pm, and they answered the phone (not like that “other” company I called who didnt reply til late the next day). The lady at Overhead was very pleasant and scheduled our repair for the very next day. Vitaly showed up, on time, and expertly diagnosed our problem, readjusted the door, fiddled with the opener to make sure it was ok, and explained everything as he went along. A very professional job, and well worth the service call. Today, a week later, it’s still working smooth as silk. Wish I had called Overhead months ago when the door first started acting up. There’s a reason Overhead has been in business for such a long time. Thanks Vitaly!read more

Called for repair work. Company sent Vitaly next day. He saved me money by giving me the option to fix the capacitor instead of requiring the replacement of entire unit. Also performed routine maintenance and programmed the remotes on my car (which I had unsuccessfully attempted myself). Price was reasonable. Took the time to answer all of my questions. Very professional and thorough. I will request same service person for future repairs. Only suggestion – 4-hour service window too long. If possible, would be helpful to schedule appointment with a 2-hour window. read more